Since David Friedman was named America's ambassador-designate to Israel by Donald Trump last week, there has been a flood of reaction from all quarters indicating just how unconventional the appointment is.

David Friedman has long ties to Israel's settler movement and has supported stances on the far-right of Israel's political spectrum, well beyond those of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Orthodox Jewish lawyer from New York has suggested Trump would support Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, effectively eliminating the possibility of a Palestinian state. He has served as president of American Friends of Bet El Institutions, which provides financial support for settlements.